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Eagles make offer to Julius Peppers
The thought of Julius Peppers lining up opposite Trent Cole has had Eagles fans salivating since the team’s season ended in early January.
Apparently the same can be said for the Eagles’ front office.
Comcast SportsNet is reporting that the Eagles have made an offer to the offseason’s top prize. Jordan Raanan of CSNphilly.com wrote “According to Peppers’ agent Carl Carey, the Eagles have made an offer to Peppers and have “strong interest” in the five-time Pro Bowl defensive end.
Though no details were given on the amount of money or years, this confirms that the team’s interest in upgrading the pass rush is legit.
Reports are that peppers is in Chicago today for a meeting with Bears executives. The Bears are without …Finish Reading
Filed Under Eagles • Leave a CommentLeighton now “the guy”
Forget everything you think you know about Michael Leighton. The fact that he has been a journeyman backup means nothing. The fact that he has had a fantastic year, which has produced a great winning percentage and a sub-three goals against average this season is also meaningless.
Right now everything changes. When the Flyers decided not to bring in a veteran goaltender to replace the injured Ray Emery by yesterday’s trade deadline, everything concerning Leighton changed. He was no longer a Cinderella story that had a nice little run at the NHL level.
He was now the undisputed No. 1 goalie for a Flyers team that has Stanley Cup aspirations. Now the pressure is on and soon we will find out how …Finish Reading
Filed Under Flyers • Leave a CommentTemple the cream of the A-10 crop
I posted on 12/12/09 when Temple was about to face Villanova and called the Owls the surprise victors in the game. They went ahead to win. I expected them to be a strong team this year but have to admit I am impressed with their recent efforts as they have compiled a 6 game winning streak down the stretch. They are currently ranked 16th nationally and may have a serious impact before they are through.
Everyone expected the Wildcats to be a final four team, but don’t forget our Owls. We are truly blessed to have 4 or 5 of the best teams anywhere playing locally this year. Temple has measured up to the task and actually are one victory up on Villanova …Finish Reading
Filed Under Big 5 • 1 CommentIt’s back to baseball !
Spring Training and pre season usually means high scoring games as managers test their pitching rotation and hitters usually require less reps to get their timing down.
The Phillies tuned up against a hapless Florida State squad down in Clearwater with a 13-6 outing that meant little, but allowed the pitching staff to warm up their arms in preparation for a long grueling season.
They officially open spring training tomorrow in a rematch with the Yankees, and that game, although also meaningless, may very well show how much fight the Phillies will display as they defend their National League title. It seems obvious that anything short of a return to the World Series will be considered a set back.
Last year, there was …Finish Reading
Filed Under Phillies • 2 CommentsNo moves for Flyers, how about Eagles?
Wiht the NHL trading dealine now oast us it’s time to tunr our focus to the FL free agent market, which opens up at 12:01 a.m. on Friday. There is not as much out there this season as the uncapped year has forced many would be unrestricted free agents to become restricted. That means if teams want to aqcuire any of these players they must be willing to fork over mega bucks as well as draft picks.
Not every deal will be so difficult though. Player with more than six years in the league have the right to become free agents, meaning there is still talent in the free agent market.
SI.com’s Don Banks recently chronicled the top 10 free agents and …Finish Reading
Filed Under Eagles • 1 CommentBig Greek’s Pics – NL West
Part three of the series concentrates on handicapping the National League Western Division. Last season the Dodgers got off to an incredible start and everyone thought by May that the Dodgers were going to run and hide. The Rockies fired Clint Hurdle after a slow start and caught fire under new manager Jim Tracy while the Dodgers endured Manny Ramirez’ 50 game suspension and came back down to earth and almost lost the division to the surging Rockies at the end of the season. Even the Giants caught playoff fever but came up short. Here is how I see the 2010 race:
1. Los Angeles Dodgers – This team is still the best in the division. Manny Ramirez is still a …Finish Reading
Filed Under Phillies • 1 CommentReasons to care about Wednesday’s exhibition game
Are you are having a tough time getting pumped up for the Phillies first Spring Training contest tomorrow?
Well, lets fix that.
Sure we might not see Ryan Howard hit any bombs or Roy Halladay throw a few flame balls, but there is still enough going on to keep the attention of hardecore baseball fans.
Philly.com Phillies beat writer Andy Martino points out several things of interest heading into Philadelphia’s clash with Florida State. Bellow are his thoughts:
Points of interest for the exhibition include J.A. Happ’s new two-seam fastball. The lefty is playing with the sinker to augment his four-seam fastball, cutter, change-up and curveball. As with all spring training pitch additions, he will work it in for a while before deciding whether …Finish Reading
Filed Under Phillies • Leave a CommentFlyers nearing deal for defenseman Dan Hamhuis
It appears as if the Flyers have a deal in the works.
Things looked to be heading in that direction yesterday when the team place Riley Cote and Danny Syvret to the waiver wire in a salary cap clearing move. The team also put injured goalie Ray Emery on the long-term injured list, opening up an addition roster spot.
Philly.com’s Frank Seravalli said that according to a league source the Flyers are close to trading for defenseman Dan Hamhuis, of the Nashville Predators – a move that would solidify the back line.
According to Seravalli, the Flyers will have cleared $2.652 million on yesterday’s moves and taking on Hamhuis would only cost the team $2 million.
As for what type of player the Flyers …Finish Reading
Filed Under Flyers • Leave a CommentIverson will not return to Sixers
The second marriage between Allen Iverson and the Sixers is over. My guess is that Iverson’s career is as well.
Siting personal reasons, Iverson will not be returning to the team.
The following is an excerpt from Associated Press writer Dan Gelston:
The Philadelphia 76ers have said goodbye to A.I.
Allen Iverson’s second stint with the team he once led to the NBA finals ended Tuesday when the Sixers announced he would not return for the rest of the season.
Iverson has mostly been absent from the team for a month, returning to Atlanta to be with his family as they deal with an undisclosed illness of his 4-year-old daughter, Messiah.
Iverson, who returned as a free-agent to the 76ers in December, has not played since …Finish Reading
Filed Under Sixers • 2 CommentsGreek’s Picks – NL Central
Last week I handicapped the NL East. Today I will do the National League Central Divsion. Going into 2009 many thought that the Cubs would repeat and that they would have to fight off the Brewers. As we know, that didn’t quite happen as the Cubs and Brewers both fell off and the Cardinals made the late move to get Matt Holliday and ended up winning the division. Here is how I see it for 2010:
1. St.Louis Cardinals – In MVP Albert Pujols and Matt Hollliday this team has the best 1-2 punch in Baseball. The Cardinals also have excellent starting pitching led by Chris Carpenter and Adam Wainwright. They lost Joel Piniero to the Angels via Free Agency, but …Finish Reading
Filed Under Phillies • 1 Comment3 question marks could define Eagles 2010 season
There is a lot up in the air this off season with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Will they keep McNabb ?
Will they draft a linebacker in the first round for the first time since 1979 ?
Will McCoy be a satisfactory replacement for the departed Westbrook ?
Here is my take on the situation. The Eagles have a very good returning nucleus to last years team that, in my opinion, underacheived by not getting deep into the playoffs.
They need to keep McNabb. I have been saying for years that the team, and the fans, do McNabb a disservice by even thinking of replacing him. Last years pickup of Michael Vick could have been disasterous. The first two career starts for Kolb could have …Finish Reading
Filed Under Eagles • 1 CommentOrange leave no doubt they belong on top
There is no doubt that the Big East is the dominant force in college basketball at the moment. The one question I had last week has also been conclusively answered. I wondered if Villanova or Syracuse were the better team.
The Orange have jumped to number one in the coaches poll by virtue of enormous wins, over Providence and Villanova, the latter game against a on campus record crowd of 34,616 at the Carrier Dome.
In the meantime, Kansas and Kentucky lost key games on the road to help the Orange to vault ahead. This marks the second time Syracuse has been ranked #1 in the coaches poll, with the first ranking coming on the last poll of 2003 when they won the …Finish Reading
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